Man, 17, accused in death of 2-month-old

Guidry remains in the Aransas County Detention Center on $1 million bond.

A 17-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested on suspicion of capital murder in connection with the death of a 2-month-old Rockport boy.

Justin Paul Guidry of Sunset, La., was arrested Wednesday, according to a news release from Rockport police.

According to the news release, Guidry is a friend of the infant's mother and had been staying at her Rockport home. Police did not release the woman's name or age.

Child Protective Services has launched an investigation into the case and placed the infant's 15-month-old brother in foster care. A judge is set to decide at a Wednesday hearing whether to continue to allow the agency temporary custody, spokesman John Lennan said.

Earlier this year, the agency investigated allegations that the older sibling was being physically abused and neglected, Lennan said. Those claims were ruled out, he said.

Social workers from Driscoll Children's Hospital reported to police Wednesday afternoon that an infant had been admitted with life-threatening injuries. The child had head trauma and several bruises.

Detectives interviewed the child's mother and others involved. The investigation led officers to Guidry, who was arrested that day on a warrant for injury to a child.

The child died of his injuries Saturday and Guidry's charge was upgraded to capital murder, according to the release. Guidry remained Monday in the Aransas County Detention Center on a $1 million bond.

Capital murder carries two punishment options -- life in prison without parole or the death penalty.

Sgt. Larry Sinclair said the case still is under investigation and additional charges and arrests are possible. No other details were released.

Sinclair said homicides are an uncommon occurrence in the city and cases involving the death of children are even more of a rarity.

"Homicides are pretty few and far between in Rockport," said Sinclair, who has been with the department nearly 20 years. "This is the first (child homicide) that I can remember."

Sinclair said all four investigators in the department's Criminal Investigation Division are working on the case.